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Kharkiv strike injures 17 after claimed aircraft downing
Summary
A look back at 16 January 2024, when a Russian missile hit a residential area of Kharkiv a day after Ukraine reported downing two Russian aircraft.
What did the war look like on 16 January 2024? In Kharkiv, a Russian missile strike on a residential area injured 17 people.
The attack came a day after Ukraine claimed on 15 January 2024 that it had shot down two Russian military aircraft over the Sea of Azov: a Beriev A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft and an Ilyushin Il-22 airborne control centre.
The two events were reported in different parts of the front. The claimed downing concerned the southern campaign, over the Sea of Azov, while the missile strike hit a residential district in Ukraine's north-east.
The Kharkiv strike was one of the day's reported attacks on civilian areas of the city, and the injured numbered 17.
